As she left me with Claire, one of the bird keepers she assured me that I wouldn't be left alone and that I'd have someone with me the whole time. 10 minutes later, Claire had to leave - The horn billed toucan had hurt his foot and she had to take him to see the vet.
Things were very hectic on my first day - Claire still refers to it as the Sunday from hell, but despite this I did really enjoy myself. I cleaned out some of the small aviaries and gave the birds some food and was rewarded by having the sun conures land on my back. Here's a photo of the two cheeky chaps from the safety of the other side of the bars. ;-)
The most of the rest of the day was spent preparing the food for later, with Stephen one of the other volunteers and doing some general cleaning around the site.
I did however get to watch part of the bird show which was running that day and listened to them talk about the different birds they had there. At the end of the show, the public get the opportunity to hold a barn owl and take photos and I was delighted to be able to as well. I got the extra pleasure of being able to stroke her as well (which the public aren't allowed to do). Her feathers were so soft! Did you know you should only stroke then with the back of your hand? I think it's something to do with the waterproofing of their feathers.
Overall, it was a great day and I was definitely looking forward to going back the next week!
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